US Moral Standing Deteriorates Since 9/11

The moral standing of the United States of America has deteriorated in the decade since 9/11. Ten years of unnecessary and calamitous war, torture, indefinite detention, warrantless surveillance, and hubris has degraded its standing as a steadfast defender of liberty and fierce protector of the rule of law. The lack of improvement under Obama lends credence to the notion that this is the new normal.

Author: John Glaser

When you lose the perception of having the moral high ground, you never get it back.

curmudgeonvt

Obama could have gone a very long way toward restoring that perception IF he had done those few things he promised…like close GITMO, like push strongly for a peace in the middle east, like ending the torture and endless incarceration of non-combatants or whatever Bushco called them when they were snatched off the streets. He could also have returned the US to pre-Patriot Act legal standing. And he could have terminated the drone attacks in AFPAK. But he didn't. Other than push thru a watered down healthcare bill that does very little to alleviate the hardships on a large number of American people he's done little. What he has done is show that he has no backbone in standing up for what he says he believes in.

Bill

If either I or Ron Paul get to the White House, one of us could get it back immediately with several strokes of the pen.

Jamie N

Of couse people see the US government for what it is.They take the citizens freedom bit by bit and have become a country to not be like.Sad for the country the hole world respected but its been happening for more than 50 years.Just after9/11 inside job it got much worse and faster that was part of the plan remember a new pearl harbour.

Ian

What moral standing ?

There was none to begin with and therefore, none to lose.

NavyVietnamWarVet

We have NO 'moral standing' – the US is being run by gangsters and war criminals.

Boooooooo

Both Dems & Reps Pentagon Justice dept and all other government bodies seems to act like a single drunkard who has lost the respect of his own family and friends because he is always drinking from a bottle and borrowing money to satisfy his addiction.
This addiction has been going since 2000 until thesee days any doctor will tell you that daily incessant drinking will damage your kidney and you can drop dead at anytime.
Obama has made many promises none followed up in fact he is making sure that the PNAC strategy is achieved.

pendulum

can't lose what you didn't have

Bill

"I will promise you this, that if we have not gotten our troops out by the time I am president, it is the first thing I will do. I will get our troops home. We will bring an end to this war. You can take that to the bank. " –